Upgrading FS100 Firestore With New SSD Drives?

I'm planning on doing the same thing. I have skipping issues when shooting Rock bands. How hard was it to swap out the drives and how much was it? I'd be happy with even another 160 gig but SSD. I would like more though, maybe later on I could buy a bigger SSD? Or get something lik a 200 gig or 256 gig but they're all kinda expeseive. What kind of shock & vibration ratting do you think I'd need? I see some are way different then others in rating and price! Got any pics or video of the inside? I tried to open mine up but it felt like the ribbin was very stiff and not letting me open it all the way. It looked like it might be a IDE drive in there not sure though. Well thanks in advance, randy
 
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Fs-100 (160)

Fs-100 (160)

Green Hornet said:
YEs this works.
I put a 250 gig in mine, no software or firmware upgrade (I do have version 4 though). Just pop it in and your done.
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Made any other changes to your FS? I'd like to upgrade my 160 gig model to either a SSD or something bigger in size and with a better shock & vibration rating. Mine skips from vibrations when shooting rock bands! It's hard to find much in IDE anymore after seeing this mod from HDrevulationstore.com I really like it, but would still like to go with some SSD's but I'd like to do it cheaper than what their charging. http://hdrevolutionstore.com/ I'd get a couple of smaller SSD's and swap them if I could. :happy:
 
crobs808 said:
FYI - You can upgrade the Firestore FS-100 to 320gb if you like using this drive...

MODEL: WD3200BEVE (Gives You 355 Minutes of Recording Time)
http://www.streetprices.com/Products/Western-Digital-WD3200BEVE-SP33937844.html

The 250GB gives you 278 Minutes of Recording Time. Both drives use the same voltage and temperature ratings. the 250GB is around $90US and the 320GB is around $95. May as well get the 320 :)

I have the 250 WesternDigital in mine right now, and will upgrade to the 320 in a few weeks.

Good Luck,
-crobs808
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Have you done this yet? How do you know it works?
 
crobs808 said:
FYI - You can upgrade the Firestore FS-100 to 320gb if you like using this drive...

MODEL: WD3200BEVE (Gives You 355 Minutes of Recording Time)
http://www.streetprices.com/Products/Western-Digital-WD3200BEVE-SP33937844.html

The 250GB gives you 278 Minutes of Recording Time. Both drives use the same voltage and temperature ratings. the 250GB is around $90US and the 320GB is around $95. May as well get the 320 :)

I have the 250 WesternDigital in mine right now, and will upgrade to the 320 in a few weeks.

Good Luck,
-crobs808
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Have you done it yet? how'd it work?
 
I just installed a 320 in my drive and it seems to work perfectly, 359 minutes available recording time. I set it to record a couple of hours ago and it's still going... Will let it run the for 6 hours.
 
My overnight record worked perfectly. I can confirm that the WD Scorpio BEVE 3200 will work as a perfectly function FS100 (FS320).

Phil
 
swap

swap

machardi said:
My overnight record worked perfectly. I can confirm that the WD Scorpio BEVE 3200 will work as a perfectly function FS100 (FS320).

Phil
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I tried to do the same thing but it wouldn't work with the 320 gig? I did get it to work with a 250 gig though why is that? I'd rather have the 320 since I got it for the same price as the 250 gig. It would just say please wait, it never got past that, even after I formatted it. Any ideas? I do have the latest firmware 4.0.1 Also now that I have seen the inside of it, I'm wondering about how to fix the issue I am having with vibrations from bands I shoot messing up the drive ( although I've not shot any bands since putting in the Western digital drive, it just might be better.) What about putting some kind of foam padding or jell foam padding under the metal plate the drive is screwed to? And maybe some kind of rubber washers or bushings on the screws that go into the drive? Randy
 
David S. said:
Please, no spam
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I tried to do the same thing with a IDE drive, but it wouldn't work with the 320 gig? I did get it to work with a 250 gig though why is that? I'd rather have the 320 since I got it for the same price as the 250 gig. It would just say please wait, it never got past that, even after I formatted it. Any ideas? I do have the latest firmware 4.0.1 Also now that I have seen the inside of it, I'm wondering about how to fix the issue I am having with vibrations from bands I shoot messing up the drive ( although I've not shot any bands since putting in the Western digital drive it just might be better.) What about putting some kind of foam padding or jell foam padding under the metal plate the drive is screwed to? And maybe some kind of rubber washers or bushing on the screws that go into the drive? And did you mean you used a SSD when you wrote SDD? I'd like to get that kit and be able to use a SSD! Randy
 
upgrade the FS-100

upgrade the FS-100

crobs808 said:
FYI - You can upgrade the Firestore FS-100 to 320gb if you like using this drive...

MODEL: WD3200BEVE (Gives You 355 Minutes of Recording Time)
http://www.streetprices.com/Products/Western-Digital-WD3200BEVE-SP33937844.html

The 250GB gives you 278 Minutes of Recording Time. Both drives use the same voltage and temperature ratings. the 250GB is around $90US and the 320GB is around $95. May as well get the 320 :)

I have the 250 WesternDigital in mine right now, and will upgrade to the 320 in a few weeks.

Good Luck,
-crobs808
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Hey you never got back to me. I tried the 320 WD drive but it wouldn't work? what did i do wrong? it works fine with a 250 gig but i'd like the 320 what could be wrong?
 
machardi said:
I just installed a 320 in my drive and it seems to work perfectly, 359 minutes available recording time. I set it to record a couple of hours ago and it's still going... Will let it run the for 6 hours.
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Hey I can only get the 250 to work? What am I doing wrong? When i tried the 320 it just said please wait and never went any farther? Had to go with the 250 model. I had a 160 with the latest firmware so whats wrong?
 
Firestore Battery woes HELP!!!!

Firestore Battery woes HELP!!!!

I have an older Firestore FS100 out of warranty, that snapped off one of the flimsy battery contacts when removing battery. (The original battery is extremely tight when installed, engineering issue) This drive has already been back to Focus once before and repaired. Does anyone have any ideas how to locate parts, specifically the small circuit board with the three gold contacts?????
 
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